India, June 8 -- Germany's factory orders declined more than expected in April as frontloading effects diminished, data from Destatis revealed Monday.

Factory orders logged a monthly fall of 3.8 percent in April, in contrast to the revised 4.5 percent increase in March and 1.6 percent rise in February.

This was the first decline since January, when orders were down 11.5 percent. Economists had forecast a drop of 2.2 percent.

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